Chapter XXVI
DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made. I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring. But no, let me stop short there. We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us. Eva's color is blue.
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Chapter XXVI
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DEAR
FELIX:
Have
a
fresh
draft
made.
I
need
cigars,
clothes,
and--a
wedding
ring.
But
no,
let
me
stop
short
there.
We
will
be
married
without
one,
unless
you
force
it
upon
us.
Eva's
color
is
blue.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DEAR
FELIX:
Have
a
fresh
draft
made.
Line 2
I
need
cigars,
clothes,
and--a
wedding
ring.
Line 3
But
no,
let
me
stop
short
there.
Line 4
We
will
be
married
without
one,
unless
you
force
it
upon
us.
Line 5
Eva's
color
is
blue.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But no, let me stop short there.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “But no, let me stop short there.”
Unless
conjunction
US /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading “We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
blue
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From this reading Eva's color is blue.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
cigars
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From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
clothes
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From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
color
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From this reading Eva's color is blue.
DEAR
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
draft
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
Eva's
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From this reading Eva's color is blue.
FELIX
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
force
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From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
fresh
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eva's color is blue.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
made
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From this reading DEAR FELIX: Have a fresh draft made.
married
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From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
ring
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From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
stop
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From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
there
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From this reading But no, let me stop short there.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
wedding
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From this reading I need cigars, clothes, and--a wedding ring.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will be married without one, unless you force it upon us.